Biblische Ausbildung

Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible! Enjoy these postings of resources, projects by my students, movies and images, links, reflections, humor, and other items related to teaching the Bible at a Flagship Seminary. This blog is interactive: You can add your comments and post your questions. Go ahead, it's fun...

Friday, July 11, 2014

A Few More Images from the Kunsthistorisches Museum

Here are two more images, one from the Egyptian Gallery and another, Reubens’ “Jerome,” ca. 1615-1617.

Monday, July 07, 2014

2014 ISBL: Vienna, Austria

Last night we had the opening plenary session and reception of the 2014 International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. I'm here in Vienna, Austria for the first time. It is a truly wonderful city.

Here is a photo of the University of Vienna. The Building is the Hauptgebӓude, where most all of the papers will be given, including mine:

Below is the magnificent Festsaal of Vienna’s Rathaus (City Hall). I took the shot last night at the SBL Opening Reception by Invitation of the Mayer of Vienna.

Duties of a son, from The Story of Aqhat: To erect a stele for his ancestral gods; to build a family shrine in the sanctuary;
to guard his footsteps from earth to underworld; to take his hand when he is drunk; to put his arm over one's shoulder when he is full of
wine; to eat a funeral meal in the temple of Ba'al; to offer a sacrifice in the house of El.